The remark was widely noted yesterday. Late as I am to comment upon it, I just didn't think the hideously apt parallel should go without mention.
From Thursday's press briefing by Tony Snow:
Q "Tony, American deaths in Iraq have reached 2,500. Is there any response or reaction from the President on that?"
MR. SNOW: "It's a number, and every time there's one of these 500 benchmarks people want something."
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Josef Stalin: "A single death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic."
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